3D Modeling and Performance Optimization of Vertical Axis Wind Turbine Using Computational Fluid Dynamics

使用计算流体动力学进行垂直轴风力发电机的 3D 建模和性能优化

• 批准号: 514553-2017
• 负责人: Hoemsen, Raymond
• 金额: $ 1.78万
• 依托单位: Red River College of Applied Arts, Science and Technology
• 依托单位国家: 加拿大
• 项目类别: Applied Research and Development Grants - Level 1
• 财政年份: 2017
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2017-01-01 至 2018-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=641440
• 关键词: 3D; Modeling; Performance; Optimization; Vertical

Kelso Energy Limited manufactures vertical axis wind turbines (VAWT). The company aims at reducing the effects of greenhouse emission by designing and manufacturing cost-effective and durable wind turbines that meet the electricity demands of cellphone towers, isolated communities and research centres, agricultural farms, cottages, ranches, and many other unique applications. Kelso Energy has been operating in the Prairie region of Canada for three years and is currently building capacity for meeting the demands of a larger customer base in Canada and abroad. Kelso Energy is redesigning and developing 3D models of their 5kW VAWT. This effort will help the company to overcome significant fabrication problems including inconsistent product quality, longer fabrication times and laborious design modifications due to lack of standardized design blueprint. In addition to initial design challenges, operational efficiency of the VAWT requires performance optimization which becomes difficult to achieve by field testing and trial-by-error approaches. For wind turbines, design and performance optimization becomes a fluid flow problem, which is usually difficult to replicate using small scale prototypes in laboratory environments. Therefore Kelso Energy is partnering with Red River College's Technology Access Centre for Aerospace and Manufacturing (TACAM) team on the 3D modeling and to analyze and study various materials-design-fluid flow parameters for performance optimization of the VAWT using computational fluid dynamics (CFD). RRC's TACAM team will capitalize on the College's existing capabilities and expertise in CFD, process simulation and 3D CAD modeling to deliver this project. The major parameters of CFD study will include the wind flow, blade angles and structure, rotor dimensions, airfoil configuration, and others, with the aim of producing optimum design parameters that will lower production cost and increase product efficiency. Kelso Energy represents one of the progressive emerging Small-Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Manitoba with high-priority commitment to research and development activities. The company has the capacity to implement and further advance the results of this project. The College team is looking forward to gaining additional knowledge (for students/interns on the project, research personnel and faculty) that will be useful in future research engagements.

凯尔索能源有限公司生产垂直轴风力涡轮机（VAWT）。该公司旨在通过设计和制造具有成本效益和耐用的风力涡轮机来减少温室气体排放的影响，这些涡轮机可以满足手机信号塔、偏远社区和研究中心、农场、农舍、牧场和许多其他独特应用的电力需求。凯尔索能源公司已经在加拿大草原地区运营了三年，目前正在建设能力，以满足加拿大和国外更大客户群的需求。凯尔索能源公司正在重新设计和开发他们的5kW VAWT的3D模型。这一努力将帮助公司克服重大的制造问题，包括产品质量不一致、制造时间较长以及由于缺乏标准化设计蓝图而导致的费力的设计修改。除了最初的设计挑战外，VAWT的运行效率还需要性能优化，这很难通过现场测试和试错方法实现。对于风力涡轮机，设计和性能优化成为一个流体流动问题，通常难以在实验室环境中使用小规模原型进行复制。因此，Kelso能源公司正在与红河学院航空航天与制造技术访问中心（TACAM）团队合作进行3D建模，并利用计算流体动力学（CFD）分析和研究各种材料-设计-流体流动参数，以优化VAWT的性能。RRC的TACAM团队将利用该学院在CFD、过程模拟和3D CAD建模方面的现有能力和专业知识来交付该项目。CFD研究的主要参数包括气流、叶片角度和结构、旋翼尺寸、翼型配置等，目的是得出降低生产成本和提高产品效率的最佳设计参数。凯尔索能源公司是曼尼托巴省新兴的中小型企业（SMEs）之一，致力于研究和开发活动。公司有能力实施并进一步推进该项目的成果。学院团队期待获得更多的知识（对于项目的学生/实习生，研究人员和教师），这些知识将在未来的研究活动中有用。